What sectors does Founders Fund invest in?

Peter Thiel's contrarian fund backing transformational founders building companies in frontier technology, defence, and AI. Selective European investments.

Typical check size

€500k – €100M

Fund size: ~$17B AUM

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Portfolio highlights

Spotify - Swedish music streaming (Series C lead)

DeepMind - UK AI research lab (acquired by Google)

SpaceX - space launch and satellite internet

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Peter Thiel's contrarian fund backing transformational founders building companies in frontier technology, defence, and AI. Selective European investments.